This Web page contains information about our rulemaking efforts on program integrity and improvement. For more information about our negotiated rulemaking efforts in 2012-2014, including related Federal Register notices and transcripts from our public hearings, please see our general information page. For more information about negotiated rulemaking in general, please see our question and answer page.

FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES

On August 8, 2014, the Department published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Registerproposing new regulations that will update eligibility standards and improve access for student and parent borrowers under the federal Direct PLUS loan program.

** A fourth session has been added to the negotiations. The schedule for Session 4 is Monday, May 19, to Tuesday, May 20, 2014, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. A notice has been posted on the Federal Register dated April 11, 2014, announcing this change.

Sessions will run from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The meetings will be held at the U.S. Department of Education at: 1990 K Street, N.W., Eighth Floor Conference Center, Washington, DC 20006.

Meetings are open to the public.

Session 1 Materials

Materials that the Department provided to the negotiating committee prior to Session 1: